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Apple Inc.
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Smith Interface Technologies, LLC
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Apple has initiated an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition challenging the validity of Smith Interface Technologies' patents related to mobile user interface design and gesture recognition. The core argument centers on obviousness, asserting that combining known touch screen interactions with existing prior art techniques leads to predictable results.
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